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• Intertelecom Believes SBU Filed Smuggling Case Against It Because It Refused To Install Eavesdropping Devices In Its Network

  Intertelecom's General Director Borys Akulov announced this in a statement posted on the website of the company.

  
• 66% Of Russians Polled By Levada Center Have Friendly Attitude Towards Ukraine

  The pollees were asked to express their attitude towards Ukraine.

  
• Kyivmiskbud Announces That Atima, Investion, And Akvista Have Become Its Shareholders

  Kyivmiskbud made the announcement in a statement.

  
• Justice Ministry: 2004 Constitutional Amendments Implemented With Procedural Violations

  Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych announced this at a news briefing.

  
• Airport Boryspil Comes To Agreement With China's CMEC On Building Railway Connecting Airport Boryspil With Kyiv

  In his words, a corresponding framework agreement was signed on Thursday during a visit of President Viktor Yanukovych to China.

  
• Cabinet To Present Draft Tax Code On September 3

  "Tomorrow we will be presenting draft Tax Code for mass media," Azarov said.

  
• President Yanukovych Goes Way To China For Meeting Authorities

  In particular, from September 1 to 5 the president is paying a state visit to the People's Republic of China and an official visit to Hong Kong.

  
• Cabinet To Consider On Thursday Draft Law On Local Referendum

  Ukrainian News learned this from the agenda of the meeting of the government.

  
• Ukraine, China To Agree On Simplification Of Visa Regime

  He said that the relevant agreement is to be signed during President Viktor Yanukovych visit to China.

  
• SPF Suggesting Bryansk Engineering Plant Cancel Contract On Purchase-Sale Of 76% In Luhanskteplovoz By Mutual Consent Of Parties

  He said that in compliance with the agreement of June 29, the Bryansk engineering plant should have fully put the funds onto the State Property Fund account by August 31, however, it did not.

  
• U.S. Under Secretary Of State Burns To Pay Official Visit To Ukraine On September 8 To 10

  In course of a visit of the American delegation heeded by Burns they plan to discuss a wide range of questions of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of international security.

  
• Russia Proposing Ukraine Mine Hydrocarbons On Its Territory

  "From our side we have a position of principle: we want our gas-transmission system to be loaded. And form the side of the Russian partners there is a proposition to give us an opportunity to work with their mining assets. The same as they did with a German company Wintershall [Wintershall Holding GmbH, part of BASF Group]," he said.

  
• President Yanukovych Orders Cabinet Submit To Him Results Of Public Consultation On Draft Tax Code Before September 6

  Yanukovych gave a relevant instruction to Prime Minister Mykola Azarov for the purpose of soonest improvement of the conditions required for leading entrepreneur business and creation of favourable environment for the inflow of investments.

  
• Boiko Rules Out Repeat Raising Of Gas Prices For Population

  "Now we have the same price for the population as in the Russian Federation... We are not going to push up the price any more," he said.